Summary
Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in Riyadh to review electrical designs and lead technical follow-up for grid-interconnection projects. The role covers power supplies, substations, MV distribution, protection systems, technical submittals, and support through design, construction, testing, and energisation. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, at least 15 years of relevant experience, and valid Saudi Council of Engineers registration. Proficiency in ETAP and AutoCAD is required, along with knowledge of SEC requirements and applicable electrical standards.
The posting
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Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review electrical scopes of work, design criteria, technical specifications, and employer requirements.
- Review electrical designs prepared by consultants, including single-line diagrams, load schedules, and engineering calculations.
- Review load-flow, short-circuit, protection-coordination, cable-sizing, voltage-drop, and earthing studies.
- Lead the technical review and follow-up of electrical grid-interconnection projects.
- Review incoming power supplies, substations, MV feeders, RMUs, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, and utility-metering interfaces.
- Coordinate with Saudi Electricity Company and other authorities on connection requirements, design approvals, protection settings, interfaces, and energisation.
- Review technical submittals, shop drawings, equipment selections, Bills of Quantities, and proposed design modifications.
- Review power-distribution and low-voltage systems to ensure capacity, selectivity, reliability, and safety.
- Provide technical support during design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and energisation.
- Coordinate technical interfaces between the utility provider, consultant, contractor, and project stakeholders.
- Monitor design progress and ensure the timely closure of technical comments and outstanding approvals.
- Resolve electrical design, connection, protection, and system-interface issues.
- Ensure designs comply with Saudi regulations, SEC requirements, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, NEC, and applicable international standards.
- Prepare technical reports, review comments, design-risk registers, and engineering recommendations.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognised university.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
- Valid Saudi Council of Engineers registration is required.
- Demonstrable hands-on experience in electrical design, technical review, and grid-interconnection projects is essential.
- Strong experience with MV distribution systems, substations, transformers, RMUs, switchgear, protection systems, metering, and utility interfaces.
- Strong knowledge of electrical studies, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, voltage drop, cable sizing, and earthing.
- Practical experience coordinating electrical connections with SEC or another major Saudi utility provider is strongly preferred.
- Previous experience in engineering consultancy, design review, owner-side technical support, or an engineering design department is preferred.
- Proficiency in ETAP and AutoCAD; familiarity with Revit or other relevant electrical design tools is advantageous.
- Strong knowledge of SEC requirements, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, NEC, and relevant Saudi regulations.
- Strong technical-reporting, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
- Good written and spoken English is required; Arabic is an advantage.